using mapped network drives with apache for windows?

i get a 404 file not found. why?
z:/ is a mapped network drive.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName pacificrealm.servegame.com
DocumentRoot Z:\pacificrealm.servegame.com\htdocs
# ErrorLog Z:/pacificrealm.servegame.com/logs/error_log.txt
# CustomLog Z:/pacificrealm.servegame.com/logs/access_log.txt common
ServerAdmin XXX
</VirtualHost>

Paul Wardlow wrote:

> i get a 404 file not found. why?
> z:/ is a mapped network drive.
> <VirtualHost *:80>
> ServerName pacificrealm.servegame.com
> DocumentRoot Z:\pacificrealm.servegame.com\htdocs
> # ErrorLog Z:/pacificrealm.servegame.com/logs/error_log.txt
> # CustomLog Z:/pacificrealm.servegame.com/logs/access_log.txt common
> ServerAdmin XXX
> </VirtualHost>
>
>

Try this

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName pacificrealm.servegame.com
DocumentRoot Z:\pacificrealm.servegame.com/htdocs
ErrorLog Z:\pacificrealm.servegame.com/logs/error_log.txt
CustomLog Z:\pacificrealm.servegame.com/logs/access_log.txt common
ServerAdmin XXX
</VirtualHost>

The "Z:\" specifies the drive the way that windows can understand it and
follow it, so the win32 version of apache your using should follw that
okay, BUT.... given the linux/unix filesystem conventions to change
directorys you need to use the "/" not the "\"

Heres what I mean... (lets pretend Z drive is local drive)

To execute a untility on Z drive located in a directory youed type..
z:\utilitys\nameOfUntil.exe

but with the way the linux/unix file system works it would be...
/utilities/nameOfUntil

So, to specify a drive use "\" but to go down the directory tree use "/"
and you should be right

Good luck,
NiTeHaWK